NORTH OGDEN — A 19-year-old man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old Idaho girl is being vilified in anonymous fliers posted around North Ogden.

The fliers say, "Alleged rapist living in your neighborhood!" and have a photo of Kody Davis along with his street and e-mail address, age and father's name, plus details of the case.

"It's a lynching," said his attorney John Hutchison. "It's really offensive and it's erroneous."

After meeting the girl in an Internet chat room, Davis is suspected of talking her into meeting him at Hyde Park on Feb. 28 and accused of having consensual sex.

Davis was booked into the Cache County Jail earlier this month and was released on $30,000 bail.

Scott Wyatt, Cache County attorney, said it is not unusual for residents to post fliers and broadcast a case via telephone campaigns.

"Our office remains neutral on those things," Wyatt said. "We don't discourage or encourage it, but we're sympathetic to the public's concerns."

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